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Ford has announced that its new S-Max will come with its first Intelligent Speed Limiter system that aims to stop drivers being stung with ticket charges. This smart limiter is far cleverer than cruise control. The driver sets a limit and then as the...

The rise in the number of media streaming services has been scarily rapid in the last couple of years. There are now so many ways to have movies and TV shows delivered to your home, at a variety of subscriptions and fees, that you could never be found...

All the prices are now out there for the most sought after new smartphones on the market. Whether it's the Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge or HTC One M9 you're after it's going to be a wallet emptying investment. While there...

If you thought owning an exercise bike meant making your house look messy the Cyclotte Tonio Lamborghini is here to prove you're wrong by actually enhancing your home. The Cyclotte Tonio was already available in black but this is the first time it's been...

The selfie craze is in full swing, with all manner of devices getting in on the action. The Fujifilm X-A2, the company's update to the X-A1 from 2013, is the latest compact system to opt for a flip-forward screen. But does it strengthen the X-series line-up?...

Oppo, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, looks set to release a handset with a display that will introduce many a jaw to the floor. It's almost bezel free. The new Oppo smartphone has been shown off online via anonymous sources sporting almost no bezel...

Fitbit has announced an update for its Surge activity tracker that will allow it to track cycling data, making it a multi-sport device. The Fitbit Surge already has a built-in heart rate monitor as well as GPS for true sports tracking. Now, by adding...

The HTC One M9+ continues to be talked about, despite not seeing launch alongside the HTC One M9 at Mobile World Congress. Now a mock-up of the device has appeared online. HTC has so far said nothing about the M9+, but the rumours don't seem to be going...

As technology advances more traditional camera formats are progressing their feature sets to keep in check with the current norms. The Nikon D7200, the company's first DSLR with both Wi-Fi connectivity and NFC (near field communication) for smart device...

Force fields are no longer restricted to the worlds of Star Trek, Halo, Star Wars and the like - Boeing is working on its own version right now. Rather than deflecting lasers or even bullets this force field will protect against the shockwaves from explosions....

While Apple and others are doing their best to re-engineer the trackpad to the ninth degree, Logitech has taken a different tack. It has just launched a brand new state of the art mouse. The Logitech MX Master wireless mouse is the company's new flagship...

Amazon's Fire TV stick has finally come to the UK, months after first launching in the US. It's now available to pre-order from Amazon.co.uk, with shipping to begin on 15 April. And if you're quick you can nab yourself one for £19 in the next 48 hours....

Amazon released its media streaming dongle, the Fire TV Stick, in the US at the tail end of last year, expanding its connected television line-up and offering a more discreet alternative to its Fire TV set-top-box. Now it is ready to bring the device...

Huawei is getting ready to launch the Ascend P7's successor: the Ascend P8. The company has already confirmed that the Ascend P8 will launch at a global event in April. It's thought that the Ascend P8 will come with the latest generation of HiSilicon...

An update to the BBC iPlayer app has brought with it a handy new feature: the ability to sync across devices. BBC iPlayer is one of the most popular apps across all platforms, serving up the BBC's catch-up service. BBC iPlayer has been groundbreaking...

The Instagram team has debuted a new app that allows you to not only easily combine multiple photos into a single image, but also create one-of-a-kind layouts by remixing your photos. It's called Layout. Apart from Layout, and of course Instagram, the...

Long live Google Glass! According to The Wall Street Journal, Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, has confirmed that Google didn't scrap the Google Glass wearable device because it's "too important". The company merely stopped selling the first...

No sooner had Nintendo announced both a new console and plans to extend its own gaming franchises to mobile devices than everybody was queuing to write off the Wii U again. However, recent hardware sales figures and critical acclaim for the titles that...

Samsung lifted the lid off its two new flagship Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2015, with standard and curved display variants. The Samsung Galaxy S6 will be the slightly cheaper of the two, with a flat, conventional style 5.1-inch screen,...

Tissot has shown off a working prototype of its smartwatch from Baselworld 2015. The Tissot smartwatch, currently housed inside the head of a T-Touch Solar Expert, features Bluetooth and NFC connectivity. The Bluetooth is used to connect the watch to...

With its faster download and upload speeds and lower latency, 4G is simply better than 3G for many things you might want to do with your phone or tablet device. We rely on being constantly connected to the internet, whether at home or out and about and...

The new Samsung smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, are reportedly able to let users delete unwanted bloatware apps. Previously certain apps, that come pre-installed, were forced on users without the option to delete them. Now, according...

HTC announced a new flagship handset, the HTC One M9, at Mobile World Congress 2015. We've now fully reviewed that phone, the replacement for last year's popular One M8. At first glance it looks to be very similar to the M8. So is this more of the same,...

For the first time in the UK a drone has been used to attempt to smuggle drugs weapons and mobile phones into a prison. Rather than flying into the Bedford Prison the DJI Phantom 2 Vision actually crashed and got caught in the barbed wire of the prison...

BMW could be working with Apple on its next in-car operating system for its i3. This follows numerous rumours that Apple is developing its own Apple car. An interview with BMW in German car magazine Auto Motor Sport suggested the car manufacturer was...